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Location: Chicago, Illinois
EMail: edwin@alum.mit.edu
- I am currently available for a new Ruby on Rails development role.
- I will work only remotely for the foreseeable future.
- I am available for an hourly (aka contract) or contract-to-hire position. (I will NOT enter directly into salaried employment.)
- I am primarily a server-side developer. However, I have also done Javascript-based front-end development & maintenance.
- I prefer initial contact by email. I will respond, except to mass emailings and those for roles that are clearly off-target.
I'm an MIT grad software engineer with 15+ years full life-cycle total experience, from requirements gathering, design & development to maintenance. I have worked for more than ten years in Ruby on Rails web development, focusing on server-side including REST API development. I have also performed front-end development using JavaScript. Previously I had developed in C, C++, and Java. I also have training, authorship, consulting, and liaison experience.
The hallmarks of my career as a software developer are a search for superior development techniques, integrity and dedication to the needs of the project, effective communication with the client and end-users, meticulous standards, and systems that work.
I am a meticulous and competent software developer, and I also have valuable business domain knowledge, and communication & architectural skills, including related experience as a technical author. I can take on a project, do the necessary research, consult with all necessary parties, and collaborate with co-workers to deliver a quality result. I excel at customer and other stakeholder interaction.
Technologies
Web Development: Ruby 1.9 & 2, Rails 3 – 6, Node JS, Express, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, RSpec, Capybara, Git, RubyMine, WebStorm, Vagrant, XML, JSON, Agile practices.
Operating Systems: Mac OS X and Linux.
Databases: Postgres, MySQL, Oracle SQL, Mongo DB
In addition to my work as a software engineer, I've performed a wide range of computer-related activities:
- Worked as a sales engineer
- Performed end-client needs analysis and resulting system design
- Performed Dev-Ops activities, including on-site system installation
- Acted as liaison to client management personnel
- Been a trainer, both one-one and to groups
- Written courseware and delivered it (including in German)
- Authored computer magazine articles and product reviews
- Written end-user computer books
- Also performed the usual full life-cycle software development activities
